Constitution Party (United States) federal candidates in 2010

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The Constitution Party
Chairman Frank Fluckiger
FoundedU.S. Taxpayers' Party (1991 (1991))
Constitution Party (1999 (1999))
Headquarters408 West Chestnut Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603. (Postal address is P.O. Box 1782, Lancaster, PA 17608-1782)
Membership (2014)76,425 [1]
Ideology Paleoconservatism [2] [3]
Christian right [4]
Fiscal conservatism [4]
Social conservatism [4]
Isolationism [5] [6]
Political position Right-wing [7] [8]
to far-right [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Colors Red, white, and blue (national colors)
Seats in the Senate
0 / 100
Seats in the House
0 / 435
Governorships
0 / 50
State Upper House Seats
0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats
0 / 5,411
Other elected offices 15 (2016) [14]
Website
www.constitutionparty.com

The following people were candidates of the United States Constitution Party for federal elections in 2010 by state:

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Alabama

California

Florida

Kentucky

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Utah

West Virginia

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